Lifespan changes in attention: The visual search task

Cognitive Development

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 369-386

  Trick, Lana M ^a   Enns, James T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0004342254     PISSN: 08852014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-2014(98)90016-8     Document Type: Article

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